Frane Nonković
 Nonković (top) in 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1939 Metković, Littoral Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 September 2023 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VK Primorje, Rijeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franjo "Frane" Nonković (25 April 1939 – 5 September 2023) was a Croatian water polo player. He was part of the Yugoslav teams that won a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics.[1] Later in the 1960s–70s he became a successful water polo coach.[2] Nonković died on 5 September 2023, at the age of 84.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frane Nonković". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
- ^ Boris Perović (2008). STOLJEĆE PONOSA. Sušačka Revija Vol. 62/63
- ^ "In Memoriam: Frano Nonković 1939.–2023". Vaterpolski Klub Primorje Erste Bank. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Frane Nonković at World Aquatics
- Frane Nonković at Olympics.com
- Frane Nonković at Olympedia (archive)
- Frane Nonković at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived)
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- 1939 births
- 2023 deaths
- Yugoslav male water polo players
- Croatian male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia
- Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Competitors at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Croatian water polo coaches
- Yugoslav water polo biography stubs
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